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Warning: Faulty Chinese Airbag Inflators Linked to Fatal Crashes

1/14/2026

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U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a warning January 13 about Chinese replacement air bag inflators.
Two drivers died in December crashes linked to inflators potentially illegally imported from Jilin Province Detiannuo Automobile Safety System Co.
NHTSA reported ten crashes resulting in death or serious injury from ruptured inflators.
Eight drivers died in survivable crashes.
Two drivers suffered severe injuries after replacing original air bags with substandard ones.

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U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a warning January 13 about Chinese replacement air bag inflators.
Two drivers died in December crashes linked to inflators potentially illegally imported from Jilin Province Detiannuo Automobile Safety System Co.
NHTSA reported ten crashes resulting in death or serious injury from ruptured inflators.
Eight drivers died in survivable crashes.
Two drivers suffered severe injuries after replacing original air bags with substandard ones.